Labor > One-person and family businesses > Women: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 98% | 1993 | ||
| 2 | Burundi | 97.6% | 1998 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 96.3% | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Mozambique | 95.9% | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Benin | 95.8% | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Rwanda | 95.5% | 1996 | ||
| 7 | Togo | 94.3% | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Ethiopia | 93.3% | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 93.1% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Tanzania | 92.9% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Uganda | 92.3% | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Laos | 91.8% | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Zambia | 90.8% | 2000 | ||
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.4% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Niger | 89.2% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Madagascar | 89.1% | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Mali | 89% | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Liberia | 88.6% | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Cameroon | 87.2% | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Bangladesh | 86.5% | 2005 | ||
| =21 | Ghana | 85.4% | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Yemen | 85.4% | 1999 | ||
| 23 | India | 85% | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Senegal | 84.1% | 2001 | ||
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84% | 2002 | ||
| 26 | Nepal | 83.5% | 2001 | ||
| 27 | Bhutan | 83.1% | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Vietnam | 78.5% | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Pakistan | 77.8% | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Kenya | 77.7% | 1999 | ||
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 76.5% | 2002 | ||
| 32 | Vanuatu | 74.5% | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Cambodia | 72.8% | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Indonesia | 67% | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Morocco | 64.6% | 2008 | ||
| =35 | Georgia | 64.6% | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Bolivia | 64.4% | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Gabon | 63.8% | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Lesotho | 63.4% | 1999 | ||
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 62.1% | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Tonga | 59.5% | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Guatemala | 58.4% | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Honduras | 56.8% | 2010 | ||
| =44 | Thailand | 55.7% | 2011 | ||
| =44 | Nicaragua | 55.7% | 2010 | ||
| 46 | Mongolia | 54.4% | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Iran | 52.4% | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Ecuador | 49.5% | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Colombia | 49.3% | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Egypt | 48.7% | 2007 | ||
| =51 | Turkey | 47.1% | 2011 | ||
| =51 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.1% | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Maldives | 47% | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Philippines | 46.1% | 2008 | ||
| 55 | El Salvador | 46% | 2010 | ||
| 56 | Paraguay | 45.6% | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 45% | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Cape Verde | 44% | 2000 | ||
| 59 | Armenia | 40.3% | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Fiji | 39.3% | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Botswana | 38.9% | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Algeria | 34% | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Venezuela | 33.3% | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Mexico | 32.4% | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Romania | 31.9% | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 31.6% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Palestine | 31.5% | 2010 | ||
| 68 | Jamaica | 31.1% | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.8% | 1991 | ||
| 70 | Swaziland | 29.6% | 1997 | ||
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 29% | 1999 | ||
| 72 | Greece | 27.3% | 2011 | ||
| 73 | South Korea | 26.9% | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.4% | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 25.3% | 2000 | ||
| 76 | Serbia | 24.7% | 2010 | ||
| 77 | Moldova | 24.5% | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Uruguay | 24% | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Panama | 23.9% | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Chile | 23.8% | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Brazil | 22.4% | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 21.7% | 2010 | ||
| 83 | Belize | 21.5% | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Republic of Macedonia | 20.7% | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Dominica | 20.5% | 2001 | ||
| 86 | Malaysia | 19.9% | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Grenada | 19% | 1998 | ||
| 88 | Costa Rica | 18.9% | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Croatia | 18.7% | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.3% | 1991 | ||
| 91 | Poland | 16.7% | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Namibia | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
| =93 | Syria | 15.9% | 2011 | ||
| =93 | Lebanon | 15.9% | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Italy | 14.6% | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Tunisia | 14.2% | 1994 | ||
| 97 | Portugal | 14% | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.2% | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Mauritius | 13% | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Japan | 11.4% | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Slovenia | 11.3% | 2011 | ||
| 102 | South Africa | 11.2% | 2011 | ||
| =103 | Czech Republic | 11.1% | 2011 | ||
| =103 | The Bahamas | 11.1% | 1999 | ||
| 105 | Suriname | 10.9% | 1998 | ||
| 106 | Cyprus | 10.6% | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Switzerland | 10% | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Barbados | 9.9% | 2004 | ||
| 109 | Netherlands | 9.5% | 2011 | ||
| =110 | New Zealand | 9.4% | 2008 | ||
| =110 | Montserrat | 9.4% | 1991 | ||
| 112 | Spain | 9% | 2011 | ||
| =113 | Austria | 8.6% | 2011 | ||
| =113 | Belgium | 8.6% | 2011 | ||
| 115 | United Kingdom | 7.9% | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Slovakia | 7.6% | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Lithuania | 7.5% | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Bulgaria | 7.2% | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7% | 2001 | ||
| =121 | Australia | 6.9% | 2008 | ||
| =121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.9% | 2001 | ||
| 123 | Latvia | 6.7% | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Finland | 6.6% | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Iceland | 6.2% | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Germany | 6% | 2011 | ||
| =127 | Luxembourg | 5.5% | 2011 | ||
| =127 | France | 5.5% | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Russia | 5.4% | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2011 | ||
| =130 | Israel | 5.3% | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Anguilla | 5% | 2001 | ||
| =134 | Malta | 4.5% | 2011 | ||
| =134 | British Virgin Islands | 4.5% | 1991 | ||
| 136 | Sweden | 4.3% | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Hong Kong | 4% | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Denmark | 3.8% | 2011 | ||
| 139 | Estonia | 3.6% | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Brunei | 3.4% | 1991 | ||
| 141 | Aruba | 3.3% | 2007 | ||
| 142 | Norway | 3% | 2011 | ||
| =143 | Macau | 2.8% | 2011 | ||
| =143 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2011 | ||
| 145 | Tuvalu | 1.7% | 2002 | ||
| 146 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2010 | ||
| =147 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3% | 2008 | ||
| =147 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2007 |
